Sense and Sensibility Mass market paperbound - 1982
by Jane Austen
The Dashwood sisters are very different from each other in appearance and temperament; Elinor's good sense and readiness to observe social forms contrast with Marianne's impulsive candor and warm but excessive sensibility. Both struggle to maintain their integrity and find happiness in the face of a competitive marriage market. The basis of the Columbia film, starring Emma Thompson and Hugh Grant.
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Summary
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Published in 1811, Sense and Sensibility has delighted generations of readers with its masterfully crafted portrait of two sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood. Forced to leave their home after their father's death, Elinor and Marianne must rely on making good marriages as their means of support. But unscrupulous cads, meddlesome matriarchs, and various guileless and artful women impinge on their chances for love and happiness. The novelist Elizabeth Bowen wrote, "The technique of [Jane Austen's novels] is beyond praise....Her mastery of the art she chose, or that chose her, is complete."
This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition contains a new Introduction by Pulitzer Prize finalist David Gates, in addition to new explanatory notes.
"From the Trade Paperback edition.
First Edition Identification
The novel sold out its first print run of 750 copies in the middle of 1813, but it had a second print run later that year.
Details
- Title Sense and Sensibility
- Author Jane Austen
- Binding Mass Market Paperbound
- Edition Reissue
- Pages 352
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Bantam Classics, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 1982-12-01
- ISBN 9780553213348 / 0553213342
- Weight 0.38 lbs (0.17 kg)
- Dimensions 6.93 x 4.18 x 0.74 in (17.60 x 10.62 x 1.88 cm)
- Reading level 560
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Cultural Region: British
- Topical: Home School
- Library of Congress subjects Love stories, England - Social life and customs - 19th
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00009167
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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